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The unlisting––secrecy rediscovered
There was a time—not long ago, though it feels like several scandals ago—when Donald Trump demanded full disclosure of the Epstein files. “Open it up!” he declared, arms raised as if…
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Donald Trump is exceptional–exceptionally bad
And it’s no longer just Trump we should worry about. Check out your local commissions, school boards, and sheriff’s offices, for example. They all seem to be goose-stepping to MAGA’s…
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Trump is the most dangerous criminal in U.S. history
His most dangerous crime is not simply corruption or obstruction, nor even incitement of insurrection: It’s the deliberate attempted destruction of American democracy itself.
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The Constitution promises rights to immigrants—within limits
Imagine one Maria Torres—a mother of three and an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala. On a quiet morning in Phoenix federal agents knock on her door. She isn't under investigation.…
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Inflation ticks up as Trump tariffs push prices higher
Inflation figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offered what economists described as early evidence that President Donald Trump's erratic tariff policies are…
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Trump and Netanyahu: A duplicitous and murderous pair
Meetings between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are more akin to a master class in posturing and duplicity than in diplomacy. Last week’s…
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Making America (not) great
When did we become so cruel? Or have we always been, and I just haven't noticed?
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Mandy Patinkin on Gaza: “Unconscionable and unthinkable”
The actor Mandy Patinkin and his wife, playwright and actor Kathryn Grody, address the policies of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and reflect on what it means to be Jewish…
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Alligator Alcatraz ‘an internment camp’
For the first time, Democratic lawmakers were allowed to tour U.S. President Donald Trump's sprawling Everglades immigrant detention center on Saturday. They said what they witnessed…
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ALBA denounces sanctions on Cuban president
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) strongly condemned the latest U.S. sanctions imposed on senior Cuban officials, calling them "infamous" and politically…
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